Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2018: Team's Black Watch ... Rushed 202 times for 862 yards and seven touchdowns ... Long of 65 yards ... Caught 16 passes for 210 yards ... Long of 65 yards ... Three games of at least 100 yards ... At least one touchdown in six games ... At least one reception in nine games ... Season-high 131 rushing yards with 65-yard touchdown on 12 carries against Buffalo State ... Ran for 123 yards (18 att.) with 20-yard reception in NCAA Playoffs win over Husson ... Team's Offensive Player of the Week twice (Buffalo State, Union) ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Team's co-Offensive Player of the Year (Davies) ... 

2017: Played all 11 games ... Had 78 rushing attempts for 374 yards, averaging 32.73 per game ... Long of 47 yards ... Five touchdowns ... Had 90+ yards twice, including 98 against Western New England ... Touchdowns in four different games, including two against Rochester ... Liberty League All-Academic ... ECAC President's Honor Roll ...

2016: Played 10 games ... Rushed 78 times for 353 yards and three touchdowns ... Third on team in yards and touchdowns ... Fourth in scoring (18 points) ... Caught one pass for seven yards ... Rushed for 111 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries in win at Rochester ... Single touchdowns in three different games ... 

2015: Three carries for seven yards in 37-0 win over Norwich (9/5) ... 

High School: Three years of varsity football ... One-year starter ... Team won 2014 Conference B Championship and Group III State Championship ... 2013 Shore Conference Division A Champions ... National High School Coaches Association All-Academic ... Shore Conference All-Academic ... Three years of track & field ... National Honor Society ... Numerous subject-specific academic awards ... President's Award ...

Personal: Industrial and Management Engineering major ... Dean's Honor List ... Olympia (Rensselaer Athletics Honor Society) ... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society ... Intern at Skanska USA, Unity Construction Group and KeyArx Group ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Son of Lynn and Stephen Cella ... Father played football at CW Post ... Uncle played football for Lock Haven State ... Uncle played football at Glassboro State.

On attending Rensselaer: "For me, it provided the ideal balance between academics and athletics I was searching for at the university level. While it was hard not be impressed by the caliber of the education, I was equally impressed by the school's commitment to its football program. After touring the campus, meeting many members of the teaching and coaching staffs and seeing the ECAV, there was little doubt that Rensselaer was the school for me." - August 2017

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Rensselaer encourages students to be their best selves - intellectually, culturally, socially and emotionally." - August 2017